Tamsin

Citizen of Vancouver. Mum to two little girls who will face an uncertain climate future. Fighting to make sure we adapt in time. Principal engineer @ebbwater

[Tamsin @TamsinLyle]

It was definitely cathartic to speak out to the @cbcfifth crew this past weekend. There is no excuse for the poor choices that were made. #bcflood #sendai #strengtheningdisasterriskgovernance
https://t.co/LYILWREmuF

[Ebbwater @Ebbwater]

It's baaaack. We are on day 2 of posting forecasted #FraserRiver water levels on our interactive map. Flows and levels heading up; 5.8 m at Mission, so not in true danger territory.
https://t.co/G6F0eEZKT6
#flood #bcflood

[Tamsin @TamsinLyle]

Looking forward to sharing some perspectives on managing our #uncertaintyexplosion in #flood #risk.

[Canadian Water Resources Association @CWRA_Flows]

A new webinar!? You betcha! Join us on April 26th for an @NRCan webinar on "Fragility to Flexibility: the imperative for adaptive flood management approaches in Canada" with Tamsin Lyle. Learn more at: https://t.co/FkT5c9Ud79

[Ebbwater @Ebbwater]

Great episode of #thedaily with ⁦⁦@cflav⁩ . There are so many parallels, albeit at a larger scale, between the obstacles to better approaches to #flood and #drought in California and BC’s Fraser Valley. Listen!! #bcflood #drr https://t.co/nnzynuVSci

[Ebbwater @Ebbwater]

Now streaming! Settle in for a wild ride with a side of #flood science and policy.

Watch out for glimpses of Ebbwater principal @TamsinLyle and amazing collaborators @STCTye and @CarieAnnLau.

https://t.co/NCVYqZ2rrg

[Carie-Ann Lau @CarieAnnLau]

Well that was an interesting experience! Thanks @HWYThruHell for the work on #afterthestorm . @TamsinLyle and @Ebbwater joined a few @BGCEngineering folks to watch us in episode one.

[Tamsin @TamsinLyle]

There's an important story about #flood #risk and the choices we've made in the past in this documentary airing tonight.

Also a good opportunity to giggle as the ideas of normally sedate science professionals (@CarieAnnLau @simondonner and myself) get seriously dramatized 😉

[Highway Thru Hell @HWYThruHell]

Tune in TONIGHT, December 15th for part one of After the Storm, a 2-part limited series from the producers of Highway Thru Hell, 10pmET/7pm PT on @DiscoveryCanada #BCStorm #BCFloods @GreatPacificTV @tbirdent

[Tamsin @TamsinLyle]

I think this may be the most « entertaining » media I’ve been interviewed for in the last year. Definitely curious to see how it comes together! #bcflood #bcpoli #drr (wrapped in high intensity sights and sounds).

[Carie-Ann Lau @CarieAnnLau]

Watch me and @TamsinLyle speak about some of the heartbreaking stories from last November!

[Ebbwater @Ebbwater]

#bcflood and #disaster policy wonks (we know who all 3 of you are 😉). We've just posted our ever-popular??? mandate letter review. Check it out: https://t.co/y4SkrBBERP
#bcpoli #DRR #SendaiPriority2 @BowinnMa

[Gordon Hoekstra @Gordon_Hoekstra]

Premier David Eby creates new ministry to make sure B.C. is 'ready to go' for next disaster, via @VancouverSun https://t.co/G84HGI1YsF

[Nikki Hill @HillNikki]

“I think it’ll become very quickly obvious, a penny spent now is going to be worth billions down the road (in savings),” said Tamsin Lyle, who heads @Ebbwater

[Ebbwater @Ebbwater]

Exciting and hopeful times. Here’s hoping this new ministry and new minister (@BowinnMa) can create accountability and leadership on this super important, yet complex, file. #DRR #BCFloods #SendaiPriority3

[Tamsin @TamsinLyle]

On a personal note, super excited to have a fellow female engineer on this very important file. I may be biased 😉, but the field of #disasterrisk benefits greatly from the mix of science and empathy that strong, smart women bring to it. @BowinnMa

[Ebbwater @Ebbwater]

Almost fell off our chairs in the office. Something we've been advocating for for years has happened. BC has a NEW MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE READINESS!! Here's hoping this brings accountability and transformational policy shifts! @BowinnMa #bcpoli #DRR

[Ebbwater @Ebbwater]

The total cost of last year's #climate disasters in BC is still being counted, but probably safe to say it is in the $10Bn range. Although Federal adaptation funding is welcomed - it pales in comparison to future liabilities. We can do better. #bcfloods

[Ebbwater @Ebbwater]

Ecological damage, especially to water quality has huge implications for our fishey, furey, and scaley cousins. It also impacts humans. Holistic metrics, rather than just $ costs, must be used to evaluate #flood mitigation plans for #sumaslake. #bcfloods

https://t.co/uRFMeYvcnS

[Tamsin @TamsinLyle]

We have definitely made some foolish decisions when it comes to #flood and #disaster. What we need to do now is own these mistakes and course correct. Repeating these mistakes will create repeat disasters (and cause me to use stronger language than "stupid"). #bcfloods #bcpoli

[Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ @Revkin]

More dikes & dams could be a multi-billion dollar mistake: here’s how B.C. could ‘build back better’: https://t.co/jkXAHJzotX @egies story relevant from Pakistan to Missouri. @TamsinLyle: “It’s not just climate change causing these disasters,” but also “stupid human decisions.”

[West Coast Environmental Law @WCELaw]

In the event of disasters like #BCFloods, status quo recovery often aims to restore the pre-disaster state. But rather than spending more $ trying to out-engineer nature until the next disaster, experts are saying that there's a better way. @CoastSalishEPS https://t.co/UIkC9Pynq0

[Ebbwater @Ebbwater]

We are huge advocates for risk reduction...which is freaking hard. Avoidance of an increase of risk is much easier. Increasing risk through land use change, as is threatened in Ontario, is plain foolish. #ONFlood #bcfloods #bcpoli #onpoli #DRR

[Erica Gies / SlowWater.World @egies]

Policies to build back to previous standards ignore the fragility of that system, said @TamsinLyle, despite having just seen it fail. “They’re not taking a risk lens to it. They just assume that engineers can get this right,” said Lyle, who is an engineer.

[Tamsin @TamsinLyle]

The 10 Golden Rules have been my go to since they were published. These golden rules are also just plain common sense. My quote below, highlights a progression in frustration, that common sense is being trumped by doing what we know. #bcfloods #bcpoli #DRR

[Erica Gies / SlowWater.World @egies]

“It’s not just climate change causing these disasters,” said @TamsinLyle, but also “stupid human decisions [such as draining a lake]. We’re on the cusp of that recognition in Canada: that big engineering has failed us.” She pointed to the Golden Rules of Floodplain Management:

[Erica Gies / SlowWater.World @egies]

🧵 A year after BC's catastrophic flood in a former lake, First Nations say #Canada and BC must do more to honor UN pledges to incorporate #Indigenous world views. BC's flood management strategy "needs a hard reset," said @STCTye My story in @thenarwhalca https://t.co/ysIRXceyr3